Karwari Catholics

Karwari Catholics (Konkani: Karwarcheñ Katholik) are the Christians and their descendants adhering to the Roman Catholic Church from the town of Karwar and the Uttara Kannada district on the western coast of India. They are Konkani people and speak the Konkani language.[1]

Karwari Catholics
Karwarcheñ Katholik
Regions with significant populations
Karwar, Uttara Kannada
Languages
Konkani
Religion
Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
Goan Catholics, Mangalorean Catholics, and Konkani Brahmins

In 2001, the population of Karwari Catholics in Uttara Kannada was 53,870.[1]

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